Almost all (97%) scientists agree that problematic global warming is occurring as a result of human activity like the increasing use of fossil fuels like coal and oil. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, after consistently and ignorantly calling climate change a hoax. Trump takes the U.S. … [Read more…]
The Washington Post’s Fact Checker program tallied 492 lies (or more politely, “false and misleading claims”) in President Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Charter schools are problematic. They are privately owned schools that operate independently of the established public education system in which they are located, and they receive government funding that is set for public schools. One of the leading opponents of this privatization of public assets is the Network for Public Education led by Diane Ravitch. … [Read more…]
Over six million people in the United States with past criminal convictions cannot vote because of felony disenfranchisement laws. These laws take away a person’s right to vote if they are convicted of a felony offense. As a result of racial disparities throughout the criminal justice system, these laws have a disproportionate effect on blacks … [Read more…]
In the old days, black voter suppression took the form of terrorism (e.g., Ku Klux Klan), poll taxes, the grandfather clause, bogus literacy tests, and felony disenfranchisement. Unfortunately, felony disenfranchisement is still with us as a means of limiting the African American vote. Felony Disenfranchisement is the state taking away the right of a person … [Read more…]
On his nine-day foreign trip, Donald Trump met with leaders of many nations. Are you wondering what our European allies think of our president? To suggest an answer, I offer the following excerpts from a recent editorial in the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel that has gone viral: “It’s Time to Get Rid of Donald … [Read more…]
While admitting that her campaign had flaws, Hillary Clinton blames her defeat mostly on the Russian Interference in the election and the action taken in late October by James Comey, the FBI Director. There is one other major cause that gets too little attention in the mainstream media and by major political talking heads. It … [Read more…]
President Trump may not have much legislation to brag about; however, he is continuing to create massive problems with his directives and Executive Orders. One of his latest actions puts into place a mechanism to capitalize on one of his outrageous lies since the November election—that there is massive voter fraud going on in the … [Read more…]
In the Presidential election last fall white working-class voters supported Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton two to one. Leading up to–and since–the presidential election last year the mainstream media tended to label Donald Trump’s supporters as financially disaffected white working class voters. They persistently contended that Trump’s voters were concerned about jobs they had lost … [Read more…]
For some unknown reason, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was invited to deliver the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University. In a predictable reaction, the graduating seniors stood, turned their backs, and booed her. This was after delivering a petition signed by over 50,000 people that requested her invitation be withdrawn. DeVos was invited to speak … [Read more…]